Highly coherent and stable pulses from the FERMI seeded free-electron laser in the extreme ultraviolet
(2012) In Nature Photonics 6(10). p.699-704- Abstract
- Free-electron lasers (FELs) are promising devices for generating light with laser-like properties in the extreme ultraviolet and X-ray spectral regions. Recently, FELs based on the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mechanism have allowed major breakthroughs in diffraction and spectroscopy applications, despite the relatively large shot-to-shot intensity and photon-energy fluctuations and the limited longitudinal coherence inherent in the SASE mechanism. Here, we report results on the initial performance of the FERMI seeded FEL, based on the high-gain harmonic generation configuration, in which an external laser is used to initiate the emission process. Emission from the FERMI FEL-1 source occurs in the form of pulses carrying... (More)
- Free-electron lasers (FELs) are promising devices for generating light with laser-like properties in the extreme ultraviolet and X-ray spectral regions. Recently, FELs based on the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mechanism have allowed major breakthroughs in diffraction and spectroscopy applications, despite the relatively large shot-to-shot intensity and photon-energy fluctuations and the limited longitudinal coherence inherent in the SASE mechanism. Here, we report results on the initial performance of the FERMI seeded FEL, based on the high-gain harmonic generation configuration, in which an external laser is used to initiate the emission process. Emission from the FERMI FEL-1 source occurs in the form of pulses carrying energy of several tens of microjoules per pulse and tunable throughout the 65 to 20 nm wavelength range, with unprecedented shot-to-shot wavelength stability, low-intensity fluctuations, close to transform-limited bandwidth, transverse and longitudinal coherence and full control of polarization. (Less)
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@article{47c01aa7-f500-431b-8043-aebff5d7b41e, abstract = {{Free-electron lasers (FELs) are promising devices for generating light with laser-like properties in the extreme ultraviolet and X-ray spectral regions. Recently, FELs based on the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mechanism have allowed major breakthroughs in diffraction and spectroscopy applications, despite the relatively large shot-to-shot intensity and photon-energy fluctuations and the limited longitudinal coherence inherent in the SASE mechanism. Here, we report results on the initial performance of the FERMI seeded FEL, based on the high-gain harmonic generation configuration, in which an external laser is used to initiate the emission process. Emission from the FERMI FEL-1 source occurs in the form of pulses carrying energy of several tens of microjoules per pulse and tunable throughout the 65 to 20 nm wavelength range, with unprecedented shot-to-shot wavelength stability, low-intensity fluctuations, close to transform-limited bandwidth, transverse and longitudinal coherence and full control of polarization.}}, author = {{Allaria, E. and Appio, Roberto and Badano, L. and Barletta, W. A. and Bassanese, S. and Biedron, S. G. and Borga, A. and Busetto, E. and Castronovo, D. and Cinquegrana, P. and Cleva, S. and Cocco, D. and Cornacchia, M. and Craievich, P. and Cudin, I. and D'Auria, G. and Dal Forno, M. and Danailov, M. B. and De Monte, R. and De Ninno, G. and Delgiusto, P. and Demidovich, A. and Di Mitri, S. and Diviacco, B. and Fabris, A. and Fabris, R. and Fawley, W. and Ferianis, M. and Ferrari, E. and Ferry, S. and Froehlich, L. and Furlan, P. and Gaio, G. and Gelmetti, F. and Giannessi, L. and Giannini, M. and Gobessi, R. and Ivanov, R. and Karantzoulis, E. and Lonza, M. and Lutman, A. and Mahieu, B. and Milloch, M. and Milton, S. V. and Musardo, M. and Nikolov, I. and Noe, S. and Parmigiani, F. and Penco, G. and Petronio, M. and Pivetta, L. and Predonzani, M. and Rossi, F. and Rumiz, L. and Salom, A. and Scafuri, C. and Serpico, C. and Sigalotti, P. and Spampinati, S. and Spezzani, C. and Svandrlik, M. and Svetina, C. and Tazzari, S. and Trovo, M. and Umer, R. and Vascotto, A. and Veronese, M. and Visintini, R. and Zaccaria, M. and Zangrando, D. and Zangrando, M.}}, issn = {{1749-4885}}, language = {{eng}}, number = {{10}}, pages = {{699--704}}, publisher = {{Nature Publishing Group}}, series = {{Nature Photonics}}, title = {{Highly coherent and stable pulses from the FERMI seeded free-electron laser in the extreme ultraviolet}}, url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2012.233}}, doi = {{10.1038/NPHOTON.2012.233}}, volume = {{6}}, year = {{2012}}, }